 ##  [Soil Liquefaction](/soil-liquefaction) 

  ##  [Soil Liquefaction](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/soil-liquefaction-0) 

  
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**Natural &amp; Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 
Definition

A phenomenon in which saturated, loose, unconsolidated soils abruptly lose shear strength and stiffness and behave like a fluid under transient or cyclic dynamic loading, commonly during earthquakes but also under other rapid loadings.

 
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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

A process in which saturated, cohesionless granular soils substantially lose shear strength and stiffness and temporarily behave like a fluid under cyclic or dynamic loading, due to buildup of excess pore pressures that reduce effective stress.